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C6-8 W, Chami, Inchiri Region, Mauritaniai
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C6-8 W- not defined -
Chami- not defined -
Inchiri RegionRegion
MauritaniaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 20° 36' 50'' North , 15° 30' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 20.61390,-15.50280
GeoHash:G#: eesvr0xhw
Köppen climate type:BWh : Hot deserts climate


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Regions containing this locality

African PlateTectonic Plate
Sahara Desert, North AfricaDesert
West AfricaUN Subregion
Northwest Africa MeteoritesMeteorite Fall Location

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Commodity List

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2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe7S8
Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe7S8

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
ⓘPyrrhotite2.8.10.1Fe7S8
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
ⓘPyrite2.12.1.1FeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe7S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe7S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Neoarchean
2500 - 2800 Ma



ID: 3186906
Archean crystalline metamorphic rocks

Age: Neoarchean (2500 - 2800 Ma)

Lithology: Migmatite; paragneiss

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Mesoarchean
2800 - 3200 Ma



ID: 3311040

Age: Mesoarchean (2800 - 3200 Ma)

Lithology: Volcanic-sedimentary

Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License


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